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This paper aims to describe one part of the issue - the fact that a living ani­mal is not a thing. Does that mean that one could not “own” an animal, or perhaps that an animal as a subject of rights? Will it be liable for damage it causes? The author believe that the provision specifically aims at pets and it is a pity that it is not explicitly men­tioned. The different attitude of legislator is also reflected in compensation for damage, which now involves a special material element of compensation for damage caused by and to an animal. These and other aspects are addressed in this paper.

Of Mice and Men, and of Things in the Legal Sense

International and Comparative Law Review

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This paper aims to describe one part of the issue - the fact that a living ani­mal is not a thing. Does that mean that one could not “own” an animal, or...

Of Mice and Men, and of Things in the Legal Sense

Published Online: Feb 05, 2019

Page range: 197 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2018-0046

Keywords
Thing in the legal sense - living animal - dereification - pets - damages - divided ownership

© 2019 Pavel Petr, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Of Mice and Men, and of Things in the Legal Sense

Published Online: Feb 05, 2019

Page range: 197 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2018-0046

KeywordsThing in the legal sense - living animal - dereification - pets - damages - divided ownership

© 2019 Pavel Petr, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Thing in the legal sense - living animal - dereification - pets - damages - divided ownership